Spine Health Assoc. Prof. Dr. Altuğ Yücekul
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About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Altuğ Yücekul
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Altuğ Yücekul is a spine health specialist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul with 16+ years of experience.
He treats adult spinal deformity and performs spinal realignment and three-column spinal osteotomy, and also manages femoroacetabular impingement, pediatric hip disorders, clubfoot, osteochondral defects, and pediatric and lower extremity malignant bone tumors, including related reconstructive procedures. He offers consultations in Turkish and English and provides online video consultation.
Assoc. Prof. Altuğ Yücekul is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in trauma and musculoskeletal care. He completed his medical and orthopedic training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2016. Since 2020 he has been practicing with Acıbadem Health Group, where he provides patient-centered surgical and non-surgical treatments for orthopedic conditions. He is committed to evidence-based care, ongoing professional development, and improving patient outcomes through precise diagnosis and tailored treatment plans.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2016Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2014–2015Spine Surgery Observership University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- 2010Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2020Acibadem Health Group
- 2017–2018Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Training and Research Hospital / Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
- 2010Nevsehir Dr. I. Şevki Atasagun State Hospital Emergency Department
Selected Publications
- Tri-layered composite plug for the repair of osteochondral defects: in vivo study in sheep (Journal of Tissue Engineering DOI :10.1177/2041731417697500) 2017 Yucekul A , Ozdil D, Kutlu NH, Erdemli E, Aydin HM, Doral MN.
- Spinal Realignment for Adult Deformity: Three-column Osteotomies Alter Total Hip Acetabular Component Positioning (J Am Acad Orthop Surg DOI 10.5435/J A AOS-D-16-00080) 2017 Barry JJ, Yucekul A, Theologis AA, Hansen EN, Ames C, Deviren V.
- Titanium mesh cage as an alternative reconstruction method for epiphyseal-sparing tumor resections in children; (J Pediatr Orthop B. DOI 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000482) 2017 Ayvaz M, Bekmez S, Yucekul A, Mermerkaya MU, Tokgozoglu M.
- The dosimetric impact of implants on the spinal cord dose during stereotactic body radiotherapy; Radiat Oncol DOI 10.1186/s13014-016-0649-z) 2016 Yazici G, Sari SY, Yedekçi FY, Yucekul A, Birgi SD, Demirkiran G, Gultekin M, Hürmüz P, Yazici M, Ozyigit G, Cengiz M
- Principles of the use of foot abduction orthosis follovving the treatment of patients with Ponseti method TOTBID JournalDOl: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2015.31) 2015 Yucekul A, Aksoy C,
- Approach to Pediatric Hip Problems Causing Femoroacetabular Impingement; (Türkiye Klinikleri Ortopedi Travmatoloji Özel Dergisi2015;8(1):18-24) 2015 Yucekul A, Aksoy C,
- The Evolution Of Sagittal Alignment Of The Spine On Sitting Position During Childhood Spine (Phila Pa 1976)DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000884) 2015 Kamaci S, Yucekul A, Demirkiran HG, Yazici M.
- Lipoma Arborescens of the knee Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. DOI 10.1007/s00167-014-2996-3) 2015 Kamaci S, Doral MN, Ergen FB, Yucekul A, Cil A.
- Modular cementless prosthetic reconstruction after resection of lower extremity malignant tumor; Açta Orthop Traumatol Turc. DOI 10.10167j.aoti.2016.05.004) 2015 Bekmez S, Ayvaz M, Yucekul A, Tokgozoglu M.
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